Seal



June 14, 1932. N DE A E 1,863,041

SEAL

Original Filed Nov. 10'. 1928' INVENTOR jl/brmazz fiessaaer ATTORN EYSPatented June 14, 1932 UNITED STATES NORMAN i'anssaunn, or nnw Yon-K;

PATENT OFFICE ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNATIONAIJ SEAL & Know ifno'rno'ron(10., on NEWHYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF EW Yonn" sEAL;

Refiled for abandoned application Serial No. 318,475, filed NovemberlO,1928. This application filed January 11, 1932.

This application is a substitute for applicants prior abandonedapplication, Serial No. 318,475, filed November 10, 1928. This inventionrelates to meansfor sealing the ends of a string, cord, or small wire toprevent the separation of the ends. The character of the device which isheld by such a string, cord or wire (hereinafter referred to as a cord)is not material in this case. It is common practice to attach tags tovarious devices and to seal the ends of the cord u hich connect the tagto the article so that the tag cannot be removed.

In many industries it is important that the seal be of such a characterthat it may be very easily applied and of such design that it may bemade at very slight expense.

The main object of my invention is to provide a sealing device in whichthe movable parts are permanently connected so that the user does nothave to assemble them at the time they are applied.

A further object is to provide a simple design which may be made by theminimum number of stamping operations.

A further object is to provide a device which may be sealed without theneed for any special tools or appliances.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated merely one embodiment ofmy invention. It will be apparent that various changes may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit of my invention.

In the drawing:

Fi 1 is a perspective view of the device in clb sed position; Fig. 2 isa top plan View; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section on the line 33of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view showing the outer or casing member in open position,but showing the inner member in closed or locked position; 7 Fig. 5 is acentral longitudinal section on the line 55 of Fig. 4E, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the inner member.

In my improved construction I provide an open-ended casing with a slidemovable longitudinally thereof. The parts are so designed Serial No.585,971.

that the slide cannot be removed from the casing and has limitedlongitudinal movement. The parts are also so designed that when theslide is moved inwardly to its innermost position it is locked againstreturn movement and will look a loop of the cord inside of the easing.

In the specific form illustrated the casing is formed of a single pieceof sheet metal having two plate portions 10 and 11 connected by aneck'12. The plate portion 10 has comparatively narrow upstanding sidevflanges 13, while the plate portion 11 is slightly larger and has higherside flanges 14. 7

To form the casing the neck portion 12 is bent until the plate portions10 and 11 are in superposed parallel relationship and spaced by theflanges13. The flanges 14 which extend below or beyond the plate 10 arethen folded over onto the outer surface of the plate as shown in Figs. 1and 2. The neck thus forms one end of the casing, while the other end isopen.

Within the casing there is provided a slide 15 whichis of a widthsubstantially equal to the openend of the casing. The flanges 13 and 14curve inwardly at the open end of the casing so that the body of thecasing is wider than the open end. The slide 15 has a head 16 wider thanthe body portion and this is provided with a pair of resilient tongues17. In the flanges or inner side walls 13 I provide short slots ornotches and the portions adjacent to said notches are bent inwardly toform resilient tongues 18. The outer end of the slideis provided with alateral flange or thumbpiecev 19. The slide 15 also has a notch 20 inone side thereof and which is preferably a V notch with the inner endinclined toward the thumb piece. L

In assembling the two parts of the device the slide is placed in thecasing, but not in the position shownin Fig. 4. It is placed wisethrough a limited distance and to permit the notch 20 to come outside ofthe open end of the casing. The two plates 10 and 11 of the casing arethen bent to parallel position and the parts locked together by bendingover the edges of the flange 14: as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In using the device the slide 15 is pulled out until the notch 20 isoutside of the casing. The two ends of the cord are then laid in thenotch and the slide is forced inendwise until the tongues 17 snap pastthe tongues 18, and interlock therewith as shown in Fig. 4-. The twolengths of cord will thus extend into the casing along one surface ofthe slide through the notch 20 and back out the open end of the. casingat the other side of the slide. It will be noted that the cords turn asharp angle in the notch 20. Thus any pulling of either end of eithercord will draw the cords down into the V of the notch where they willwedge in place, and neither cord can be pulled out by pulling uponeither end.

It will be evident that the device might be opened by prying up the sideedges of the flanges 14, but to avoid this the parts are'made ofcomparatively brittle metal so that they will not stand much bending,and in any event they are made very small so that any tampering with theseal would leave telltale evidence unless extreme caution be employed.For the purposes for which this seal is primarily intended the openingof the seal is very diflicult and adequately serves its purpose.

The resilient flanges 17 and 18 cannot be tampered with as they areconcealed and protected by the side walls or flanges 14.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A seal including a casing formed of a single piece of metal includingtwo plate portions and a connecting wall, said plate portions being insuperposed spaced relationship and the connecting wall forming one endof the casing, one of said plate portions having side flanges forspacing the plate portions and the other having side flanges forreceiving therebetween the first mentioned side flanges and bent intoengagement with the first mentioned plate port-ion to permanently holdthe plate portions in predetermined relationship, a slide movable withinsaid casing and projecting out through the side thereof opposite to saidconnecting wall and having a notch therein for carrying cord ends intosaid casing, said slide having a shoulder, and one of said firstmentioned flanges having a portion bent inwardly and forming a resilienttongue for engagement with said shoulder to prevent the outward movementof said slide.

2. A seal including a casing, formed of a single piece of metalincluding two plate portions and a connecting wall, said plate portionsbeing in superposed spaced relationship with the connecting wall formingone end of the casing, one of said plate portions having side flangesfor spacing the plate portions and the other having side flanges forreceiving therebetween the first mentioned side flanges and bent intoengagement with the first mentioned plate portion to permanently holdthe plate portions in predetermined relationship, a. slide movablewithin said casing and projecting out through the side thereof oppositeto said connecting wall and having a notch therein for carrying cordends into said casing, said first mentioned flanges and said slidehaving formed integral therewith interengaging parts to prevent outwardmovement of said slide from its innermost position.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this8th day of January, A. D. 19.32.

NORMAN DESSAUER.

